Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was a Standup Comic for over 8 years. I spread the joys of humor from the midwest of the United States to the east, south, and west. A lot of my routine was just plain silly, but I did like to slide in the occasional,thought provoking pun from time to time and then sprinkle it with just the right amount of sarcasm.
I also scribed sitcom scripts, short stories, and a book. Unfortunately, none of my amazing words of wonder ever made it to the screen or shelves.
After a move to LA, I fell out of entertainment and into the world of business management. It was interesting and exciting and all in all a good experience, but now it’s time to write!
So become a friend and catch my oh so meaningful views on life, liberty, and the pursuit of a Best Seller.
I’ve just completed my first Novelette and hope to have a full blown novel out by end of 2014
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Chaise is the name of my current novelette. I was inspired by my wife’s chaise lounge. I little weird right?
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m not sure. What are “usual” writing habits? For me, I get a thought in my head and then just start typing.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tough question. I’m not sure anyone has truly influenced me. Kurt Vonnegut woke me up to the world of books. I had read some classics, but Breakfast of Champions showed me that books could be fun and effective.
John Irving was the second author to impact me. The World According to Garp jarred me awake with a story that effected my deep emotions. That was powerful.
What are you working on now?
I’m working, or should say reworking, on a novel that I started a long time ago. It’s a fiction/drama. After going through the whole process – from idea to draft, to redraft, and repeat – of publishing my novelette, I learned a lot about how to write. I”m hoping to have it out by the end of 2014.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
That is yet to be answered. I”m all over the place right now. Google+, Twitter, Goodreads, etc. It’s been just as eye opening as the writing process.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Believe in you. Which means me, but you don’t have to believe in me. You can just believe in you, but you can believe in me, as an author.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Believe in you. Which means me, but you don’t have to believe in me. You can just believe in you.
What are you reading now?
My novel that is in the works and all my marketing formats. I think it’s going to be a while before I can sit down and have a nice read by someone else; too many ideas floating around in me gourd.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Did I mention my up and coming novel?
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Complete Works by William Shakespeare.
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft.
The Republic by Plato.
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols. 1-4 by Edward Gibbon
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols. 5-8 by Edward Gibbon
The Mind and Society by Vilfredo Pareto
Boy Scouts Wilderness Survival
50 Shades of Grey – I still haven’t read it.
The top 8 are books that changed the world, but if they bore me, I’m sure the Boy Scouts’ book will tell me how to use them to survive.
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